@KEBuHCAH The meaning in Russian drifted over time. something like pilgrim -> vagabond (who begs pretending to be on a pligrimage)-> simonist (buyer of a religious office) -> hypocrite. The latter was set 3+ centuries ago.
@BrianMcDonaldIE Fun fact about Bible readership. Several books of the Old Testament were included in the Soviet collection of world literature, in the very first of the 200 tomes, published in 1973.
Chinese classics were not included, however. Go figure.
@esaagar Should Germany now invoke Article 5 and demand from Ukraine that the mastermind is handed over for trial? In 2001, that was how things played out.
@VeraVanHorne Incorrect translation. He did urge "preemptive strikes", but didn't say "preemptive nuclear strikes". And he later claimed by "strikes" he meant sanctions.
@richimedhurst There is an obvious difference. One is buying American weapons and the other is selling his own weapons. So their oil brands are not equally dictatorial.
If you want some really weird viewing experience, here is John Bolton telling RT that the US deployed its military to Syria because Tehran and Damascus wanted to create an Islamc state there. https://t.co/T5pJavjkBA
@KyleKulinski@YouTube DPR and LPR voted for independence back in 2014 (actually, they want the Crimea deal, not sovereignty) and Putin apparently hates Communism for doing a dirty on Russia, but otherwise, OK.